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Henrik Semb is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and has produced research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work covers various subfields, including Surgery, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientific topics addressed by Henrik Semb include pancreatic function and diabetes, diabetes management and research, diabetes and associated disorders, congenital heart defects research, 3D printing in biomedical research, pluripotent stem cells research, and genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Recent publications by Henrik Semb feature contributions to multiple academic venues and explore diverse areas related to pancreatic biology and diabetes. Selected papers include:

  • An insulin hypersecretion phenotype precedes pancreatic β cell failure in MODY3 patient-specific cells, 2022, Cell stem cell
  • A 3D atlas of the human developing pancreas to explore progenitor proliferation and differentiation, 2024, Diabetologia
  • Pancreatic alpha and beta cell fate choice is directed by apical-basal polarity dynamics, 2025, Developmental Cell
  • Flow cytometry detection of surface and intracellular antigens in pancreas from a single mouse embryo, 2021, STAR Protocols
  • Real time quantification reveals novel dynamic processes in pancreatic lumenal network establishment and remodeling, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Henrik Semb has frequently published in venues such as STAR Protocols, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell stem cell, Diabetologia, and Developmental Cell.

The scientist has collaborated regularly with coauthors including Chenglei Tian, Anant Mamidi, Ulf Tiemann, Christine Ebeid, and Pia Nyeng.

Best Publications

  • A causal role for E-cadherin in the transition from adenoma to carcinoma

    Anne-Karina Perl;Petra Wilgenbus;Ulf Dahl;Henrik Semb

  • Characterization of human embryonic stem cell lines by the International Stem Cell Initiative

    Oluseun Adewumi;Behrouz Aflatoonian;Lars Ahrlund-Richter;Michal Amit

  • The role of the cell-adhesion molecule E-cadherin as a tumour-suppressor gene

    Gerhard Christofori;Henrik Semb

  • Properties of the Reverse Transcription Reaction in mRNA Quantification

    Anders Ståhlberg;Joakim Håkansson;Xiaojie Xian;Henrik Semb

  • Derivation, characterization, and differentiation of human embryonic stem cells.

    Nico Heins;Mikael C.O. Englund;Cecilia Sjöblom;Ulf Dahl

  • The multifunctional FUS, EWS and TAF15 proto-oncoproteins show cell type-specific expression patterns and involvement in cell spreading and stress response

    Mattias K Andersson;Anders Ståhlberg;Anders Ståhlberg;Yvonne Arvidsson;Anita Olofsson

  • Pericytes limit tumor cell metastasis

    Xiaojie Xian;Joakim Håkansson;Anders Ståhlberg;Per Lindblom

  • Cadherins regulate aggregation of pancreatic beta-cells in vivo.

    Ulf Dahl;Anders Sjödin;Henrik Semb

  • Multiple effects of tumor necrosis factor on lipoprotein lipase in vivo.

    H Semb;J Peterson;J Tavernier;T Olivecrona

  • Artificial three-dimensional niches deconstruct pancreas development in vitro

    Chiara Greggio;Filippo De Franceschi;Manuel Figueiredo-Larsen;Samy Gobaa

  • Artifactual Insulin Release From Differentiated Embryonic Stem Cells

    Mattias Hansson;Anna Tonning;Ulrik Frandsen;Andreas Petri

  • Cdc42-Mediated Tubulogenesis Controls Cell Specification

    Gokul Kesavan;Fredrik Wolfhagen Sand;Thomas Uwe Greiner;Jenny Kristina Johansson

  • Derivation of a Xeno‐Free Human Embryonic Stem Cell Line

    Catharina Ellerström;Raimund Strehl;Karina Moya;Katarina Andersson

  • Facilitated expansion of human embryonic stem cells by single-cell enzymatic dissociation.

    Catharina Ellerström;Raimund Strehl;Karin Noaksson;Johan Hyllner

  • Signals From the Embryonic Mouse Pancreas Induce Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Into Insulin-Producing β-Cell–Like Cells

    Gabriella K.C. Brolén;Nico Heins;Josefina Edsbagge;Henrik Semb

  • Mechanosignalling via integrins directs fate decisions of pancreatic progenitors

    Anant Mamidi;Christy Prawiro;Philip A. Seymour;Kristian Honnens de Lichtenberg

  • The Tumor-Suppressor Function of E-Cadherin

    Henrik Semb;Gerhard Christofori

  • Neural cell adhesion molecule (N-CAM) is required for cell type segregation and normal ultrastructure in pancreatic islets.

    Farzad Esni;Inge-Bert Täljedal;Anne-Karina Perl;Harold Cremer

  • Pericytes: gatekeepers in tumour cell metastasis?

    Holger Gerhardt;Henrik Semb

  • Elimination of damaged proteins during differentiation of embryonic stem cells.

    Malin Hernebring;Gabriella Brolén;Hugo Aguilaniu;Henrik Semb

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders Ståhlberg
Anders Ståhlberg Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Thomas Olivecrona
Thomas Olivecrona Umeå University
Holger Gerhardt
Holger Gerhardt Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Glenn L. Radice
Glenn L. Radice Brown University
Mikael Kubista
Mikael Kubista Czech Academy of Sciences
Palle Serup
Palle Serup University of Copenhagen
Gerhard Christofori
Gerhard Christofori University of Basel
Donald Gullberg
Donald Gullberg University of Bergen
Harold Cremer
Harold Cremer Aix-Marseille University
Janet Rossant
Janet Rossant University of Toronto

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